Health and Social Care Delivery Research

Variations in mortality across the week following emergency admission to hospital: linked retrospective observational analyses of hospital episode data in England, 2004/5 to 2013/14

  • Type:
    Extended Research Article Our publication formats
  • Headline:
    Mortality rates are higher during weekend and night-time admissions largely due to sicker patients selected for admission, and extending services for key specialties over critical periods is likely to be the most cost-effective approach
  • Authors:
    Stuart Clough,
    Maxine Power
    Detailed Author information

    Lu Han1, Rachel Meacock2, Laura Anselmi2, Søren R Kristensen2, Matt Sutton2, Tim Doran1,*, Stuart Clough3, Maxine Power3

    • 1 Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
    • 2 Centre for Health Economics, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
    • 3 Haelo, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK
  • Funding:
    Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) Programme
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  • Issue:
    Volume: 5, Issue: 30
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  • Citation:
    Han L, Meacock R, Anselmi L, Kristensen SR, Sutton M, Doran T, et al. Variations in mortality across the week following emergency admission to hospital: linked retrospective observational analyses of hospital episode data in England, 2004/5 to 2013/14. Health Soc Care Deliv Res 2017;5(30). https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr05300
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